OCTOBER 2012
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1- Fire Pup Day- Jimmy Carter Bday- Child Health Day- World Habitat Day
2- Guardian Angels Day- Techie's Day- World Farm Animals Day
3- Balloons Around the World Day
4- Rutherford Hayes Bday- Improve Your Office Day- Ten-Four Day- World Animal Day
5- Chester Arthur Bday- Do Something Nice Day- Walk to School in the USA Day- World Teachers Day
6- Ecological Debt Day- Mad Hatter Day- Nat'l German-American Day
7- Change a Light Day- World Communion Day-The Rose Became the U.S. Flower
8- Columbus Day- Thanksgiving (CA)- Native American Day- Nat'l Depression Screening Day
9- Leif Erikson Day- Nat'l Chess Day- Nat'l Face Your Fears Day- World Post Day- Fire Prevention Day
10- Nat'l Metric Day- Nat'l Stop Bullying Day- Emergency Nurses Day-World Mental Health Day
11-World Sight Day- Eleanor Roosevelt Bday
12- Free Thought Day- World Egg Day- Int'l Moment of Frustration Scream Day
13 - English Language Day- Universal Music Day- Navy Bday- Molly Pitcher's Bday- Margaret Thatcher's Bday
14- Dwight Eisenhower Bday- William Penn's Bday- MLK Peace Prize
15- I Love Lucy Day- Nat'l Grouch Day- Nat'l Cake Decorating Day- Nat'l Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day
16- Nat'l Boss's Day- Dictionary Day- World Food Day- John Brown Raid
17-Black Poetry Day-Mulligan Day- Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day
18 - Get to Know Your Customers Day- Get Smart About Credit Day- Nat'l Chocolate Cupcake Day- Puerto Rico Became a Colony
19- Evaluate Your Life Day- Rainforest Day- Thomas Edison Demonstrated Electric Light
20- Information Overload Day- Fall Astronomy Day- Sweetest Day- Bridge Day
21- Reptile Awareness Day- Nat'l Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day
22- Int'l Stuttering Awareness Day
23- iPod Day- Nat'l Mole Day
24- Food Day- United Nations Day- World Development Information Day
25- Sourest Day- World Pasta Day- Pablo Picasso's Bday
26- Frankenstein Friday- Int'l Bandanna Day- Hillary Clinton's Bday
27 - Theodore Roosevelt Bday- Cranky Co-workers Day- Make a Difference Day- Nat'l Forgiveness Day
28 - St. Jude's Day - Mother-in-law's Day- Nat'l Chocolate Day- Reformation Sunday- Statue of Liberty Dedication Day
29-Internet Day- Lung Health Day- Nat'l Cat Day- Visit a Cemetery Day
30- John Adams Bday- Checklist Day- Nat'l Candy Corn Day
31 - Halloween- Nevada Statehood- Girl Scout Founders Day- Nat'l Caramel Apple Day- Nat'l Magic Day


Weekly Observances
  • Financial Planning Week: 1-7
  • Universal Children's Week: 1-7
  • National Newspaper Week: 1-5
  • Customer Service Week: 1-5 (1st Week)
  • Spinning & Weaving Week: 1-7
  • Sukkot: 1-9
  • World Dairy Expo: 2-6
  • No Salt Week: 3-10
  • World Space Week: 4-10
  • National Storytelling Weekend: 5-7 (1st Full Week)
  • Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 6-14
  • Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend: 6-7
  • National Physicians Assistant Week: 6-12
  • Emergency Nurses Week: 7-13
  • Fire Prevention Week: 7-13
  • Great Books Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
  • Mental Illness Awareness Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
  • Mystery Series Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
  • National Carry A Tune Week: 7-13
  • National Metric Week: 7-13 (Week always has 10th in it.)
  • National Work From Home Week: 7-13 (1stFull Week)
  • Nuclear Medicine Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
  • Kids' Goal Setting Week: 8-12
  • National Chestnut Week: 8-13 (2nd Full Week)
  • Take Your Medicine Americans Week: 10-16
  • Great American Beer Festival: 11-13
  • World Rainforest Week: 12-18
  • Freedom From Bullies Week: 14-20
  • Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 14-20
  • National Food Bank Week: 14-20 (Week Always Has 16th in it, World Food Day)
  • Teen Read Week: 14-20
  • Fall Astronomy Week: 15-21
  • Freedom of Speech Week: 15-21 (3rd Full Week)
  • Medical Assistants Recognition Week: 15-19 (3rd Week)
  • National School Lunch Week: 15-20 (Starts on 2nd Monday)
  • Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week: 17-24
  • Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: 21-27 (3rd Full Week)
  • Kids Care Week: 21-27
  • National Character Counts Week: 21-27
  • National Chemistry Week: 21-27
  • National Forest Products Week: 21-27
  • National Friends of Libraries Week: 21-27
  • National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: 21-27 (always 3rd week)
  • National Massage Therapy Week: 21-27 (Last Full Week)
  • National Respiratory Care Week: 21-27 (last full week)
  • National Save For Retirement Week: 21-27 (3rd Full Week)
  • Pastoral Care Week: 21-27
  • Red Ribbon Week: 21-27 (Last Week)
  • YWCA Week without Violence: 21-27
  • National School Bus Safety Week: 22-26 (4th Week)
  • Disarmament Week: 24-30
  • Peace, Friendship and Good Will Week: 24-30
  • Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week: 24-31
  • World Hearing Aid Awareness Week: 24-29
  • International Magic Week: 25-31
  • Give Wildlife a Break Week: 29-11/4
Monthly Observances
  • Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
  • AIDS Awareness Month (President Reagan)
  • American Cheese Month
  • Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
  • Apple Month
  • Bat Appreciation Month
  • Bullying Prevention Month
  • (World) Blindness Awareness Month
  • Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
  • Celiac Disease Awareness Month
  • Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month
  • Children's Magazine Month
  • Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31)
  • Church Library Month
  • Church Safety and Security Month
  • Class Reunion Month
  • Co-op Awareness Month
  • Cut Out Dissection Month
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • Down Syndrome Awareness Month
  • Dyslexia Awareness Month
  • Eat Better, Eat Together Month
  • Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
  • Emotional Wellness Month
  • Employee Ownership Month
  • Energy Management is a Family Affair-Improve Your Home Month (10/1-3/31/13)
  • Fair Trade Month
  • Financial Planning Month
  • Feral Hog Month or Hog Out Month
  • German-American Heritage Month
  • Global Diversity Awareness Month
  • Go Hog Wild - Eat Country Ham
  • Halloween Safety Month
  • Head Start Awareness Month
  • Health Literacy Month
  • Home Eye Safety Month
  • International Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month
  • International Starman Month
  • International Strategic Planning Month
  • International Walk To School Month
  • Long Term Care Planning Month
  • Month of Free Thought
  • National AIDS Awareness Month
  • National Animal Safety and Protection Month
  • National Audiology Awareness Month
  • National Bake and Decorate Month
  • National Book Month
  • National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Caramel Month
  • National Chili Month
  • National Chiropractic Month
  • National Crime Prevention Month
  • National Cyber Security Awareness Month
  • National Dental Hygiene Month
  • National Depression Education & Awareness Month
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month
  • National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • National Down Syndrome Month
  • National Ergonomics Month
  • National "Gain The Inside Advantage" Month
  • National Go On A Field Trip Month
  • National Kitchen & Bath Month
  • National Liver Awareness Month
  • National Medical Librarian Month
  • National Orthodontic Health Month
  • National Physical Therapy Month
  • National Popcorn Poppin' Month
  • National Protect Your Hearing Month
  • National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
  • National Reading Group Month
  • National Roller Skating Month
  • National Sarcastic Awareness Month
  • National Stamp Collecting Month
  • National Work and Family Month
  • National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
  • Organize Your Medical Information Month
  • Pear and Pineapple Month
  • Photographer Appreciation Month
  • Pizza Month
  • Polish American Heritage Month
  • Positive Attitude Month
  • Right Brainers Rule! Month
  • Sausage Month
  • Self-Promotion Month
  • Spinach Lovers Month
  • Squirrel Awareness Month
  • Tackling Hunger Month
  • Talk About Prescriptions Month
  • Vegetarian Month
  • Wishbones for Pets Month (10/15 - 11/30)
  • Workplace Politics Awareness Month
  • World Menopause Month